PlanetPhillip http://www.planetphillip.com Finishing Half-Life is just the beginning! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Moscow Underground Tunnels – Real Theme http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/moscow-underground-tunnels-real-theme/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/moscow-underground-tunnels-real-theme/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:03:21 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7533 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Somebody sent me these images, saying they were from Moscow. I don't know if that's true or not but they look pretty interesting. I especially like Image 9, the stairway.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Somebody sent me these images, saying they were from Moscow.

I don’t know if that’s true or not but they look pretty interesting. I especially like Image 9, the stairway.

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You find yourself on a ship heading towards a small dock.

A Combine Gunship is shadowing your every move and the only thing to do is enter the barrel facility and escape using whatever means you can (conveniently) find.

A simple puzzle mod, with a little action and a brand new gameplay mechanic.

Basic Details
  • Title: Crossbow Platformer
  • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-crossbow-platformer.7z
  • Size : 21.32Mb
  • Author: William Tyler Buser
  • Date Released: 07 February 2010
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Installation Instructions
  • Copy SP_CrossbowPlatformer.bsp into your Half-Life 2: Episode Two Maps folder.
  • Launch Half-Life 2: Episode Two
  • Open the console and type map SP_CrossbowPlatformer.
  • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
  • Play and Enjoy.

If you need help install and playing this mod, please visit the How To.. page.

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Reader Recommendations
1 recommendation, average score: 5 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0
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The death of the Nihilanth threw the Xenian army into disarray, and the subsequent portal storms stranded many on Earth in the wake of Combine occupation.

After once more having to endure existence beneath the totalitarian boot of their cosmic nemesis, they have searched for a way out. Now, buried in the heart of a dilapidated university, they’ve found it.

In Human Error, relish the opportunity to join Civil Protection and stop the Xenians from ever finding peace! Step into the jack boots of Anders, and follow his story through a moral quagmire of thinly disguised genocide and raging psychotics. Vortigaunts, Alien Grunts and Controllers stand in your way from dashing the hopes of an entire civilisation, but worry not: you have at your disposal all the perks of the Combine empire. Step into the APC, equip your manhack and stand side-by-side with equally disgruntled traitors to the human race, Eloise, Noah and Larson.

Basic Details
  • Title: Human Error
  • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-human-error.7z
  • Size : 327.04Mb
  • Author: Half-Life Short Stories Team
  • Date Released: 08 February 2010
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Important Note

kb_act.lst was missing from the Human_Error/scripts folder. Download it and place it in the scripts folder.

Installation Instructions
  • Copy the Human_Error folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • No Escape should now be listed in your Games tab.
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Reader Recommendations
5 recommendations, average score: 4.6 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0.24
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If ever a real place was crying out to be made into a mod, then this is it: Oil Rocks (Neft Dashlari).

It’s a city built on the Caspian Sea and was built to extract oil just after the end of the Second World War.

There are so many possibilities for this city for the developer, that I am surprised something like it has never been seen.

I can just imagine the screen fading to black and the player is silently moving towards the city in a simple boat. It’s night and the lights from the apartments and industrial buildings reflect in the cold, dark water. Voices and music drift in and out of range.

The player comes to a stop against one the few water-level edges and so begins his journey to reach the drilling area and descend hundreds of metres down the shaft to the “Find”.

Something so powerful and so dangerous the Soviet authorities have evacuate the city and sent in hundreds of soldiers.

Anyway, enough of my crappy story writing, here are some real images of the place. You can even see a video here: EnglishRussia.Com. You can also find some more information here: Window 2 Baku.

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I loved Opposing Force and presume you did too. The inclusion of new enemies was very important and these enemies, called Race X have never been seen since and too my knowledge never been acknowledged in Half-Life 2 or the episodes (please correct me if I am wrong).

So, the poll question simple: Would you like to see the return of Race X?

I definitely would but I am sure everybody is expecting new enemies for EP3, and re-introducing Race X may seem like a cop-out.

I should mention that I am not talking about any remakes of Opposing Force or Mods, but whether the enemies should be introduce in EP3 or other Valve made/sanctioned releases.

Poll Idea Source

A while back a PP reader, called Grey Acumen, emailed me a very detailed poll question about whether Race X could be retconned to fit Half-Life cannon. I felt the question was too detailed, but still very interesting.

I decided to redefine the question and if the result is overwhelmingly “Yes”, then I will run Grey’s original question as is, with all the detailed poll options.

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-158/feed/ 23 The Last Soldier – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-last-soldier-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-last-soldier-half-life-2/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:48:58 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7519 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Are you the last Soldier? Only one way to find out. Play through 4 levels of simple design with a variety of weapons and enemies. You start out in a dark tunnel and things don't get much better]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Are you the last Soldier? Only one way to find out.

Play through 4 levels of simple design with a variety of weapons and enemies.

You start out in a dark tunnel and things don’t get much better.

Basic Details
  • Title: The Last Soldier
  • File Name: hl2-sp-the-last-soldier.7z
  • Size : 1.75Mb
  • Author: Hamatdinov Radik
  • Date Released: 29 December 2009
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Installation Instructions
  • Copy all the .bsp files into your Half-Life 2 Maps folder.
  • Launch Half-Life 2
  • Open the console and type map last_map_01.
  • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
  • Play and Enjoy.
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Reader Recommendations
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Tired of hearing about mods that claim they are going to re-create the HL2 leaked beta? NO? Then is mod is absolutely, definitely, probably, maybe, possibly for you or maybe somebody you know, or a friend of somebody you know.

The first thing you need to realize about this mod is DON’T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! It’s laughing at other mods, so sit back, get a cool drink, a pair of very dark sunglasses and play until you drop.

Planned Features
  • A completely mind blowing single player storyline, with fixed up maps from the leaked Half-Life 2 map pack.
  • Hilarious and informative commentary nodes by the Checkerboarded Hopes 2 team.
  • The Checkerboarded Hopes 2 Source engine is so well optimized that you can play it on a 486, no seriously.
  • Real time ray tracing and radiosity simulation and other amazing stuff like that.
  • Comes with its own scripting language, CB2Script which is based on UnrealScript.
  • Two words: Halo dinosaurs.
  • A 3 dimensional movement engine completely written from the ground up.
  • In this game you can stand up, crouch, and prone, for absolutely no reason.
  • A proprietary gamemode system called “shoot people and do stuff until you get to the end of the map.”
    and more!!!!!!
Basic Details
  • Title: Checkerboarded Hopes 2
  • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-checkerboarded-hopes.rar
  • Size : 9.87Mb
  • Author: Pawnstick
  • Date Released: 01 September 2009
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Installation Instructions
  • Copy the CBH2 folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • Checkerboarded Hopes 2 should now be listed in your Games tab.
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Reader Recommendations
4 recommendations, average score: 3.25 (out of 5), standard deviation: 2.06
]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/checkerboarded-hopes-2-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 8 Poll Question 157 – Will Episode 3 be better because of L4D and TF2? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-157-will-episode-3-be-better-because-of-l4d-and-tf2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-157-will-episode-3-be-better-because-of-l4d-and-tf2/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:28:48 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7507 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I understand why Valve make other games, I do, I just don't like it. I want the best Episode 3 they can make and I want it now. In addition I want a series of video tutorials for making single player mods, a book and even paid forum support. Did I mention I want it NOW!?]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

I understand why Valve make other games, I do, I just don’t like it. I want the best Episode 3 they can make and I want it now.

In addition I want a series of video tutorials for making single player mods, a book and even paid forum support. Did I mention I want it NOW!?

But, sometimes you have to stop what you are doing, do something completely different and then go back to what you were doing 0 if that makes sense. Sometimes when you do that you do a better job. I am hoping that that is what Valve have done.

I am pretty sure that EP3 development has been ticking over for a while but now that they have released L4D2 I hope they begin to focus on EP3.

The question is what could they have learnt from those games that would make EP3 better? Players and mappers of those games are better able to answer that question but….

I predict

Episode 3 will have 4 player co-op mode and even be sold in special 4 Value packs.

But semi-seriously, what do you think they learnt, if anything and how will it affect the development of EP3?

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-157-will-episode-3-be-better-because-of-l4d-and-tf2/feed/ 37 Prison of Death – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/prison-of-death-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/prison-of-death-half-life-2/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:04:08 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7506 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 You wake up and find your cell door open. Do you sit quietly and wait for a guard or do you try and escape? Hell! What kind of stupid question is that? GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE! Of course, it's not as simple as finding a key and walking out into the bright sunshine. Good Luck.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

You wake up and find your cell door open. Do you sit quietly and wait for a guard or do you try and escape? Hell! What kind of stupid question is that? GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!

Of course, it’s not as simple as finding a key and walking out into the bright sunshine.

Good Luck.

Basic Details
  • Title: Prison of Death
  • File Name: hl2-sp-prison-of-death.7z
  • Size : 955.43Kb
  • Author: Umono
  • Date Released: 30 January 2010
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Installation Instructions
  • Copy sp_prison_of_death.bsp into your Half-Life 2 Maps folder.
  • Launch Half-Life 2
  • Open the console and type map sp_prison_of_death.
  • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
  • Play and Enjoy.

Please see the How To… section if you need help.

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]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/prison-of-death-half-life-2/feed/ 13 Poll Question 156 – Which Alyx do you prefer? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-156/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-156/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:27:36 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7505 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Have you ever noticed how different Alyx is in HL2, HL2: EP1 and HL2: EP2? I have to admit that I didn't until Jasper pointed it out to me and suggested this poll question. Let's look a little closer, and these are Jasper's descriptions, so feel free to compare and contrast each Alyx with your observations.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Have you ever noticed how different Alyx is in HL2, HL2: EP1 and HL2: EP2? I have to admit that I didn’t until Jasper pointed it out to me and suggested this poll question.

Let’s look a little closer, and these are Jasper’s descriptions, so feel free to compare and contrast each Alyx with your observations.

In Half-Life 2, Alyx helped a little in combat situations and opened barriers to the way forward but was absent most of the time. She was also used to get to places before Gordon could. Also, arriving after the combat was done seemed to be one of her specialities. The drawback, for some, might be the long cut scenes involving her in long speeches.

The EP1 Alyx was very involved in combat situations but very often IN YOUR FACE and could often be a hindrance.

The EP2 Alyx was helpful in a few combat situations and not in your face at all. Also, with a good sense of humour. The ideal game companion?

It’s observations like this that make me want to replay the games this summer and hopefully I’ll notice other differences too.

My big problem is that I have never replayed any of the games and to be honest I can’t remember the differences between each Alyx, but Jasper’s descriptions do seem to match my very hazy memory.

So, which Alyx do you prefer and do you agree with Jasper’s assessment?

In fact, while we are talking about it, why not tell me what you hope EP3 Alyx will be like.

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-156/feed/ 41 The Road to Abyss – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-road-to-abyss-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-road-to-abyss-half-life-2/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:04:21 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7504 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 You find yourself arriving at some sort of Combine facility. You are taken to a room where you are attacked. Next thing you know you wake up in a bin, presumably assumed dead. Wasting no time, you begin to explore and you find two identical rebel twins who tell you exactly what you need to do, it's just they tell you in Russian! As in most mods, you don't really need to hear what they say, just do what you do best; find and kill Combine. And so, starts your journey to Abyss!]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

You find yourself arriving at some sort of Combine facility. You are taken to a room where you are attacked. Next thing you know you wake up in a bin, presumably assumed dead.

Wasting no time, you begin to explore and you find two identical rebel twins who tell you exactly what you need to do, it’s just they tell you in Russian!

As in most mods, you don’t really need to hear what they say, just do what you do best; find and kill Combine. And so, starts your journey to Abyss!

Basic Details
  • Title: The Road To Abyss
  • File Name: hl2-sp-the-road-to-abyss.rar
  • Size : 336Mb
  • Author: Spektre and Team
  • Date Released: 21 January 2010
Very Important Notes

This mod was created for and originally released with an illegal DVD, that was sold and contained the mod and a stand-alone version of Half-Life 2. I was notified about it and downloaded it. Andyb was able to extract the files and make it into a normal mod.

Andyb and I contacted the author and he expressed a desire to update it before release. Despite sending regular emails I haven’t heard from him in over a year and I have decided to release it now.

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Installation Instructions
  • Copy the Abyss folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • The Road to Abyss should now be listed in your Games tab.

Please see the How To… section if you need help.

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]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-road-to-abyss-half-life-2/feed/ 61 Jail Breakout – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/jail-breakout-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/jail-breakout-half-life-2/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:25:16 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7503 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Want to breakout from jail and leave Alyx behind? If so, then this is the mod for you! A very basic, linear map with a simple objective: escape. Combine soldiers stand in your way, but don't let them stop you.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Want to breakout from jail and leave Alyx behind? If so, then this is the mod for you!

A very basic, linear map with a simple objective: escape.

Combine soldiers stand in your way, but don’t let them stop you.

Basic Details
  • Title: Jail Breakout
  • File Name: hl2-sp-jail-breakout.rar
  • Size : 748.67Kb
  • Author: kgbed
  • Date Released: 12 January 2010
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Installation Instructions
  • Copy jail_breakout.bsp into your Half-Life 2 Maps folder.
  • Launch Half-Life 2
  • Open the console and type map jail_breakout.
  • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
  • Play and Enjoy.

Please see the How To… section if you need help.

Screenshots

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]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/jail-breakout-half-life-2/feed/ 9 Poll Question 155 – Does your partner play video games? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-155/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-155/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:42:52 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7500 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This is a great question that came from Jasper and those who visit the forum will know that his partner also plays video games and has even started to comment on the site. I fear he is one of the lucky ones, the chances are that a lot of men will at least give gaming a try, even if they don't like it, whereas women seem to be less inclined to try and that's a shame because it's cool to share some activities with your partner.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

This is a great question that came from Jasper and those who visit the forum will know that his partner also plays video games and has even started to comment on the site.

I fear he is one of the lucky ones, the chances are that a lot of men will at least give gaming a try, even if they don’t like it, whereas women seem to be less inclined to try and that’s a shame because it’s cool to share some activities with your partner.

Please don’t misunderstand me and I am equal gaming opportunities guy, “share the fun” I say, but let’s be honest most women aren’t that interested in gaming. of course, lots of visitors have partners that are not female, bt I haven’t split the poll into those kinds of options.

It’s a topic I’ve touched on before but I don’t know how many gaming couples visit the site, let alone play games together or against each other.

Closest my partner comes is Tetris, in fact, is is not interested in PP at all, and only uses the PC to check emails and visit the Ikea website, plus a few other sites (weather, TV shows etc).

So, if you have a partner that is interested in gaming, then congratulations, that is unless they whoop you at DM!

What do you think?

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-155/feed/ 37 Sniperville – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/sniperville-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/sniperville-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:35:01 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7494 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 In December 2009 I ran a mapping competition and this mod contains all the entries. They are packaged as a mod to make it easy to play. The maps can be played in any order from the New Game menu and are listed in alphabetically. To see who won and who got honourable mentions please read on.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

In December 2009 I ran a mapping competition and this mod contains all the entries. They are packaged as a mod to make it easy to play.

The maps can be played in any order from the New Game menu and are listed in alphabetically.

To see who won and who got honourable mentions please read on.

Thank you

Firstly, allow me to thank all the mappers who entered and also apologize for the delay in posting the results. I am encouraged enough by the response to commit to another mapping competition in the Spring.

The Judging

I was the sole judge for this competition. All prizes are paid via Steam (as a gift game) or PayPal, and the winner receives $70. In the competition notes I stated there would be two honourable mentions and one random winner. I have decided to change that to four honourable mentions and no random winner. Partly because there were less entries than I expected and partly because there were some great entries. The Honourable mentions win $10.

Perhaps you should jump to the download section and play the maps BEFORE you read my thoughts on each one?

The Winner

Congratulations goes to SLi-WooDy AKA Phil for his entry EP2-X13. I chose this as the winner, and I must say I was torn between a few, because it not only looked beautiful but was detailed and fun to play. The area is quite small and the winding path always had you wondering what was around the next corner. The addition of battery collecting and a variety of enemies was also appreciated.

The Honourable Mentions

With no disrespect to the other entries, choosing the winner was hard but choosing the Honourable Mentions was a lot easier. The list is in alphabetical order.

Firstly, Ballistic by sndexter6 for providing some excellent sniper situations that required thought and planning. What it lacked in details and realism it made up for in gameplay. The position of the three snipers made it hard to just run and hope. If the setting had been a little more detailed and coherent it would have probably won.

Secondly, DW44 by Ross Walker AKA Sirocco was stunning in its concept and will amaze you when you play it. That is if your machine can handle it. This is one of the reasons it didn’t win – my pc just couldn’t handle it and it was quite stuttery. It continues from where Drowned World finished, which was a nice touch. In addition it never really took the sniper concept seriously and their addition almost seemed like an afterthought.

Thirdly, NovaSniping by Samuli Jääskeläinen AKA Hemuuuli/Sj. This is a cool map that really requires you to think and plan. I misunderstood the use of the Combine soldier at the beginning but once I did things were a little easier. I want to stress a little easier because I found this a really hard map to play. It did what I like maps to do and that’s challenge me tactical.

Fourthly and lastly for the HMs is Super Awesome Sniper Arena by Joe Albericci AKA ThePengu. This is an arena map and I have to admit that when I started the competition I didn’t even consider entries like this. It is very clever but not being a lover of these types of maps I struggled to play it. Think of The Cube on steriods and you get an idea of what you face. It’s very clever but just not my cup of tea and coincidently really hard too.

Please Contact Me

Will the winner and HMs please contact me with their PayPal details or their Steam account name, along with the $10 game they want. Thank you.

The Others

That leaves us 2 entries.

The City by Sparky575 was just too plain and easy compared to the rest. However, I thank the author for entering and hope he enters the next competition.

Tunnel by James Jerram AKA GIJames was very interesting but too repetitive for me. It features a moving sniper, that is actually an automated firing mechanism, and a long fall down if you fall off the edge. Overall it was fun but not inventive enough.

Readers’ Choice

Don’t agree with me? Well, here’s your chance to vote for the winner.

Basic Details

  • Title: Sniperville
  • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-sniperville.7z
  • Size : 64.4Mb
  • Date Released: 17 January 2010
  • Authors: sndexter6, Sparky575, Ross Walker AKA Sirocco, SLi-WooDy AKA Phil, Samuli Jääskeläinen AKA Hemuuuli/Sj, Joe Albericci AKA ThePengu and James Jerram AKA GIJames

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Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Installation Instructions

  • Copy the Sniperville folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • Sniperville should now be listed in your Games tab.

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]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/sniperville-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 57 Divinity II – Ego Draconis Giveaway http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/divinity-ii-ego-draconis-giveaway/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/divinity-ii-ego-draconis-giveaway/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:31:27 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7490 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Divinity II - Ego Draconis brings you back to Rivellon, a timeless world of awe and magic, torn and scarred by successions of apocalyptic wars. Ever since the Great War ended, the Order of the Dragon Slayers has had eyes only for their number one enemy: the Dragon Knights who killed their Divine hero. Thanks to BlueWolf72 and CDV USA I am pleased to announce I have 3 copies to giveaway! Great start to 2010, huh]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Divinity II – Ego Draconis brings you back to Rivellon, a timeless world of awe and magic, torn and scarred by successions of apocalyptic wars. Ever since the Great War ended, the Order of the Dragon Slayers has had eyes only for their number one enemy: the Dragon Knights who killed their Divine hero.

Thanks to BlueWolf72 and CDV USA I am pleased to announce I have 3 copies to giveaway! Great start to 2010, huh?

More details about the game can be found here: Divinity II – Ego Draconis.

To be in with a chance to win you must be a registered member of PlanetPhillip.com and have a minimum of 10 proper reviews, including recommendation images, by 9:00PM 13 January 2010. (I decided what is a proper review – but let’s just say that one or two sentences isn’t a proper review.)

To win, just post a comment on this post and I’ll check you have the minimum number of reviews and that’s it. I will select 3 random winners on Wednesday. Just make sure your registration has the correct email!

Good Luck.

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/divinity-ii-ego-draconis-giveaway/feed/ 28 Poll Question 154 – How do you feel about pure puzzle mods? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-154/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-154/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:28:47 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7489 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 There has been some discussion on the forum about "the rise of puzzle mods". Personally I don't see that they are becoming more popular or being released more often. Considering how long physics has been in the HL games, it's almost strange that we haven't had more pure puzzle mods. Ideally, I think 95% of players prefer a balance between action, exploring and puzzles, but the operative word is "balance" and for some 30% of each is too much.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

There has been some discussion on the forum about “the rise of puzzle mods”. Personally I don’t see that they are becoming more popular or being released more often.

Considering how long physics has been in the HL games, it’s almost strange that we haven’t had more pure puzzle mods. Ideally, I think 95% of players prefer a balance between action, exploring and puzzles, but the operative word is “balance” and for some 30% of each is too much.

I suppose we have always seen puzzles as being something to break up the action, to provide a period of build up and to allow the designer some fun. Now though, whole mods are being made and that is interesting.

In some ways, Arena maps could be considered pure action, and I certainly don’t enjoy those too much. So, perhaps it comes down to the type of puzzles.

A comment was made that 2009 was the year of the “interesting” mod and modders are trying to break out of the confines of simple FPS action. Puzzle is just one gameplay style some modders are trying.

What is clear, is that we all have a choice whether to play or not play the mods and that must have some small effect on the modders building them. Back in August 2009 I asked Do you think the R & D mod will spawn more puzzles mods? At the time of writing this poll question 60% said Yes. But we still seem to be waiting for the results.

I believe there are better platforms and communities for creating puzzle mods than Source and the HL community. Players who really enjoy puzzles only need to do a web search for Flash games and can find some great puzzle games. The amount of effort that needs to go into pure puzzle mods, just doesn’t seem to be worth it, based on the responses of players.

What do you think?

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-154/feed/ 27 Poll Question 153 – Have the limitations of HL2 increased or decreased its popularity? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-153/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-153/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:58:20 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7482 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I need to clarify this question, because "limitations" sounds such a negative word. When you look at how HL2 works in regard to movement and weapons etc it can seem quite limiting. For example, a lot of games have headbob, and changes of view while sprinting, bullet time etc.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

I need to clarify this question, because “limitations” sounds such a negative word.

When you look at how HL2 works in regard to movement and weapons etc it can seem quite limiting. For example, a lot of games have headbob, and changes of view while sprinting, bullet time etc.

All these additions to how the player interacts with the game seem commonplace among HL2 competitors and there are plenty of mods that add these types of features.

For me, however, it’s one of the important features of the game. it doesn’t overwhelm you with options and it fits the general theme of the game; one normal man, alone, fighting against the enemy, with very little help.

Sure you have some great weapons and the Gravity Gun is certainly not a limitation, but if you look at what Episode Two brought to the table, in terms of basic gameplay features ,compared to HL2 it’s not much, and that’s not a criticism. It kept things simple, added a new weapon and vehicle but took the story telling to new heights and you have to say looked beautiful.

HL2 mechanics are pretty simple and I believe that has helped it become even more popular. It’s harder to take out mechanics than it is for modders to add them. So by shipping a “simple” game you create the modding community based around additions. Have you ever heard of a community designed to take stuff OUT of a game.

Every time I try a new game I am always making direct comparisons with HL2 and every game comes up short. Yes, that’s because I love the series but I still believe that it’s simplistic mechanics are one of the fundamentals for its success.

What are your thoughts about the mechanics?

The Poll

]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-153/feed/ 24 Looking Backwards and Forwards? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/looking-backwards-and-forwards/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/looking-backwards-and-forwards/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:56:03 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7481 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 This is something that occurred to me while walking yesterday and watching a couple of cats stalk a bird. It's probably been done in games before but I can't remember seeing it - that's one of the problems of not playing other games. The idea is that when you press the backwards key somewhere on the screen a small window appears that shows the view behind you. The size, placement and transparency of the view would be controlled by the player in an options window, same as other in-game options.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

This is something that occurred to me while walking yesterday and watching a couple of cats stalk a bird. It’s probably been done in games before but I can’t remember seeing it – that’s one of the problems of not playing other games.

The idea is that when you press the backwards key somewhere on the screen a small window appears that shows the view behind you. The size, placement and transparency of the view would be controlled by the player in an options window, same as other in-game options.

The faster you move backwards the more solid the view is. I suppose there must be variations, such as when we turn the mouse a small area of the edge of the screen increases the field of view or something like that.

I know the cats couldn’t look backwards but any sound behind them caused their ears to turn and of course we can do that. It got me think about being more aware of our surroundings while playing games.

I know that when we get hit from behind the red signal appears at the bottom of the screen but I am thinking more about seeing rather than responding.

I have created a simple mock-up here: A Looking Backwards Example.

I am interested to hear from readers if they have seen the idea in other games and if they have did they like it. Also, what do you think of the general concept?

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Imagine this: A warehouse over flowing with crates, but not just ordinary crates, oh no! Crates that have different attributes, floating, burning, exploding etc.

The question is do you have the necessary patience and skill to destroy all the crates. Oh, did I mention there is over 1000 crates. Good luck!

Basic Details

  • Title: Too Many Crates
  • File Name: hl2-sp-too-many-crates.7z
  • Size : 12.7Mb
  • Author: Kyle AKA The Awesome Possum
  • Date Released: 02 January 2010

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  • Copy the crates folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • Too Many Crates should now be listed in your Games tab.

Please see the How To… section if you need help.

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Start in a lobby and explore the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Of course, you will find plenty of enemies and obstacles in your way, so move carefully and pay attention to the signs.

Only the smart and fearless will succeed!

Basic Details

  • Title: Lost in Black Mesa
  • File Name: hl1-sp-lbmfx-setup-2.exe
  • Size : 57.19Mb
  • Author: Chain Studios
  • Date Released: 25 December 2009

Storyline (Author’s version)

Many people were missing during the Black Mesa incident. Only a few, a mere handful of people succeeded to reach the surface, where they were being awaited by armed troops of marines with an order to annihilate any witness of the catastrophe.

You are Alex Jones, a young scientist that by a lucky chance worked in an HEV suit when it was an accident. When leaving your laboratory and entering an elevator you could not even imagine that the way out will be so long and difficult. Kindred and friends have already considered you a missing person. But can it be true that a person lost in a huge underground complex will meet them again and tell the truth about what was happened in the Black Mesa Research Facility?

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Please launch the mod only with the supplied launcher lbm_fx.exe located in the “lbm_fx/system” directory! Otherwise game may not work. If you need to run the game with additional peremeters, add them to the shortcut for that laucher. Please note that the game uses a modified opengl32.dll that is copied into Half-Life directory on game startup.

When game shuts down this file is left in the game directory. In this case some anti-cheats may consider you a cheater and ban your CD-key. Therefore either disable anti-cheating software or manually delete opengl32.dll from Half-Life directory before running multiplayer games or mods. Chain Studios has no responsibility for a probable ban and frankly warns you.

Features

  • Static diffuse and specular bump-mapping
  • Dynamic bumpmapping for a flashlight
  • Parallax mapping
  • Shader script system
  • Refractive glass
  • Projective soft shadows
  • Projective flashlight
  • High-resolution textures and decals
  • Anisotropic texture filtering
  • Detail textures
  • Light bloom effect
  • Heat haze effect
  • Particle systems
  • Interactive physics elements

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    ]]> http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/lost-in-black-mesa-half-life/feed/ 45 Poll Question 152 – Have you played the HL games in release order? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-152/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-152/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:03:28 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7471 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I was lucky, I waited until HL, OP and BS were released, so I could play them straight after each other, thereby living through each story in the right order. These minor details are very important to me. As many readers may know I HATE spoilers, even the smallest detail is a spoiler to me. However, I do recognize that many people don't really care that much.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    I was lucky, I waited until HL, OP and BS were released, so I could play them straight after each other, thereby living through each story in the right order.

    These minor details are very important to me. As many readers may know I HATE spoilers, even the smallest detail is a spoiler to me. However, I do recognize that many people don’t really care that much.

    I still believe that the order you see, read, watch or play anything affects your opinion of those things, especially if you are like me. Not just because games date due to graphics etc, but because some thing need to be experienced in the right order.

    I suppose an obvious example would be Star Wars, although the gap between number 3 and number 4 was a long time, it made less difference. But it would have been nice to see them in the correct order, knowing certain character live or die is part of the interest.

    Whilst HL, OP and BS are not directly related, with the same character, they do follow the same basic storyline and introducing characters at the right time is important.

    I am interested to hear your comments.

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    ]]>     http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-152/feed/ 26     Craig’s World – Half-Life 2: Ep2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/craigs-world-half-life-2-ep2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/craigs-world-half-life-2-ep2/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:29:59 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7470 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 There doesn't seem to be a story but the objective is fairly clear. Get the HEV suit, find more batteries and use the elevator. There are two puzzles and plenty of action, which should leave you wanting more. Reach the vortigaunt for a mini-speech and the map ends.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    There doesn’t seem to be a story but the objective is fairly clear. Get the HEV suit, find more batteries and use the elevator.

    There are two puzzles and plenty of action, which should leave you wanting more.

    Reach the vortigaunt for a mini-speech and the map ends.

    Basic Details

    • Title: Craig’s World
    • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-craigs-world.rar
    • Size : 1.92Mb
    • Author: Craig Simon
    • Date Released: 14 August 2009

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    Installation Instructions

    • Copy craigs_world_final_6_26_09.bsp into your Half-Life 2: Episode Two Maps folder.
    • Launch Half-Life 2: Episode Two
    • Open the console and type map craigs_world_final_6_26_09.
    • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
    • Play and Enjoy.

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    Starting in a prison cell, you need to make you way to the surface.

    Once there, things get a little more interesting, in fact, your whole world is about to change.

    Combine Mountain Complex is a fun and challenging first release.

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    • Title: Combine Mountain Complex
    • File Name: hl2-ep2-sp-combine-mountain-complex.7z
    • Size : 3.68Mb
    • Author: dewkl
    • Date Released: 23 December 2009

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    Installation Instructions

    • Copy final02.bsp into your Half-Life 2: Episode Two Maps folder.
    • Launch Half-Life 2: Episode Two
    • Open the console and type map final02.
    • Press enter/return or click the Submit button.
    • Play and Enjoy.

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    ]]>     http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/combine-mountain-complex-half-life-2-ep2/feed/ 18     Poll Question 151 – Would you prefer new content or more maps? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-151/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-151/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:02:42 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7464 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 I know a lot of players get bored with the standard assets of the games, but I am not one of them. As long as the modder knows how to use them wisely, them I am a happy headcrab. Given the choice I much prefer a mod team spend the time on making more maps and therefore more gameplay for me. Of course, the usual It Depends rings loudly in the air, but these polls are just for a little fun and we must assume that the quality of the new content is the same as the new maps]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    I know a lot of players get bored with the standard assets of the games, but I am not one of them. As long as the modder knows how to use them wisely, them I am a happy headcrab.

    Given the choice I much prefer a mod team spend the time on making more maps and therefore more gameplay for me. Of course, the usual It Depends rings loudly in the air, but these polls are just for a little fun and we must assume that the quality of the new content is the same as the new maps.

    New content is nice but I honestly don’t notice too many textures and the new weapons rarely make enough difference to worry me.

    All in all, more maps please to extend my gaming.

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    ]]>     http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-151/feed/ 25     The City – Half-Life 2 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-city-half-life-2/ http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/the-city-half-life-2/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:44:01 +0000 planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/?p=7463 Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Starting in a dead end of a square, you need to follow the path to some rebels being held captive. Of course, there are lots of Combine trying to stop you, so relax, the day is just starting. The level features non-standard HL2 weapons but no new enemies.]]> Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    Starting in a dead end of a square, you need to follow the path to some rebels being held captive.

    Of course, there are lots of Combine trying to stop you, so relax, the day is just starting.

    The level features non-standard HL2 weapons but no new enemies.

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    • Title: The City
    • File Name: hl2-sp-the-city.7z
    • Size : 6.57Mb
    • Author: pistoccoisdaman
    • Date Released: 08 February 2009

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    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3
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    Installation Instructions

    • Copy the The City folder into your SourceMods folder.
    • Restart or start Steam.
    • The City should now be listed in your Games tab.

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    Full disclosure: I am not a level designer. I have started the slow path to becoming one, but this article is based on my knowledge and experience in a non-gaming environment. Secondly, I am publishing this earlier than I planned because Kyouryuu mentioned this exact same thing in his comment yesterday and I didn’t want to seem as I was stealing his point.

    There must be many different ways to define, describe and measure levels within a mod or game. A while back a created a large list that I planned to use as a benchmark for pattern searching within popular mods. I still haven’t completely given up the idea.

    One particular aspect of mod design that interests me is the ability to build levels that illicit emotions specifically aimed for by the designer. It’s possible to separate the technical ability of creating levels and the ability to create “interesting” levels. In many designers these skills develop side by side over time but the second aspect is rarely discussed and examined – at least not amongst modders.

    I tried to start a website many years ago called “The Art Of Level Design”. Its aim was to provide a central place for designers to talk not about the technical aspect; the engines, the editors, etc, but the things that are true across all games and mods.

    For whatever reason it never worked and was lost in the Internet graveyard. Recently, I found a site called World Of Level Design via my referrers and it seems to have the same objective. The difference is that it is run by a real designer rather than a “wanna be” like me. I highly recommend you visit it.

    Back to the subject at hand. Technical skill is easier to acquire because there are plenty of tutorials around. learning how is not the problem, it’s the why that is interesting.

    So, what happens is that modders can build walls, rooms, beaches and can place enemies, weapons and puzzles within these areas but might still lack other skills that are required to make a mod great. One of these aspects is what I call Excitement Management, although I am sure it has a proper name in designer circles.

    How often do new modders know what their mod will look, feel and play like when finished? Do they know how they plan to control the players’ emotions at different points within the mod? I doubt it. I am sure that many mods “just” develop until they seem finished.

    Enough preamble, let’s get to the point of this essay: Excitement.

    To manage how excited players feel you must be able to measure it. There are plenty of way to measure heart rate, skin conductivity brain wave patterns and probably a bunch of other ways I can’t even imagine. But how many amateur modders have access to those kinds of tests?

    I suppose it’s quite easy to find a cheap heart rate monitor used for exercise that it might be possible for modders to get their friends to play their mods while wearing one but how many would really do it.

    What we need is a simple method that provides useful information.

    Back in my tennis coaching days we used a method called “Player Feedback”. The player would be given a simple task that had one variable; let’s say how tightly they gripped the racket. They would hit the ball back to the coach, who in this case would try and keep the returns as consistent as possible, to minimize variables. The player would hit the balls back to the coach and after each shot would shout out a number that corresponded to how tightly they were holding the racket when they hit the ball. For example, 1 for so weakly the racket would fall out their hands and 10 for the tightest possible.

    What happens is that the player eventually finds a grip strength that works for them with that type of shot. It’s quite apparent what works and what doesn’t because the quality of the shot is immediately evident.

    From a teaching point of view it works well because the player/pupil learns something without being explicitly told; they are part of the learning process rather than just being given the information. The more they do this type of exercise the better they become at judging small differences, making the process even better.

    Now let’s take that concept over to amateur beta testing. I have never tried this so the whole thing my fail completely!

    Imagine sitting down with a play tester and as soon as they start playing, you begin timing them. Then, every 30 seconds you ask “How excited are you?”. They respond with a number between 1 and 10. 1 is “falling asleep” and 10 is “I’m ready to explode”. After the first question you simply ask “now?” and so on.

    At the end of the map you finish the timing. Now convert this information into a graph, something like this might appear:

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    Collect enough of these an a pattern should emerge.

    Without doubt, different players will take different amounts of time to complete levels, they will use different routes and paths, and find different things. If you simply overlay the charts on top of each by making them all the same height and length, the time taken won’t be so important.

    Perhaps the players can take these measurements themselves but somehow I doubt it. Perhaps the mod team could create a recording where they say “Now?” every 30 seconds and the beta testers has a sound recording programme running in the background but it sounds more trouble than it’s worth.

    I accept that this is a very crude way of trying to record one particular aspect of a player’s experience but if this essay encourages discussion, even at the expense of ridiculing this particular idea and modders begin thinking about things like this then I have done some good.

    Think Backwards

    So far I have talked about measuring the perceived excitement levels of players but what if you drew a graph and decided to build a mod around that, rather than the other way? Could this be an interesting experiment for a PlanetPhillip mapping competition?

    I think it would be both interesting and fun to see how designers create levels. What are your thoughts?

    But wait, there’s more.

    What about doing this for finished mods? Would we find a pattern that these popular mods stick to? Maybe. Have the modders done this on purpose? Maybe. Is anybody interested in participating is a rough experiment?

    Other methods?

    Do you know of other methods modders can use to measure players emotions when playing mods? Could we perhaps create a list for modders to use? Would be kind fun.

    Clearly, there are lots of different ways to beta test but I am interested in writing articles about ones that community modders can use. I still feel that player commentary is very useful and more discussion about these methods can only be a good thing.

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    Yesterday I wrote about six things I wanted to see in mods in 2010, today I write about 6 more.

    Some of the things I wrote about yesterday could be quite hard to implement properly, but that’s the point. If the things were too easy then we would probably have already seen them.

    What I really want to see is something that is challenging for the modder and something that is new and exciting for the player.

    There must be hundreds of possible ideas and these are just a few of mine.

    Number Seven: A non-shoot-an-enemy mod

    Let me clarify this idea; it’s not a stealth mod where you sneak around avoiding enemies, quite the opposite in fact. It’s a mod where careful use of the surroundings will allow you to reach your objective without directly shooting an enemy. Now, this clearly won’t be easy, but these types of challenges are what makes the better mappers, sit up and try harder.

    Here are some examples. You are in a tunnel and hear some fast zombies approaching. A quick look around and you notice that a certain section of the roof and its support beams look weak, perhaps a few shots there might cause a collapse? BANG! BANG! Lucky for you it did. Two shots and 5 fast zombies neutralized.

    Within a city level you see Metrocops running through some upstairs rooms towards a raised street crossing. If you could just fire at the barrels below the supports to destroy those supports and make the crossing impossible that would save you a lot of trouble. Of course, you might encounter those Metrocops later on but that’s a chance you will have to take.

    Sure, my examples seem a little forced but with some planning and clever level design I have no doubt the community can do it.

    In fact, Kyouryuu mentioned a perfect example yesterday, in Part 1.

    One other aspect of this idea is to use enemies against each other. Leading zombies into the path of barnacles is so funny and the same when you see Antlions fighting Combine soldiers, surely this could be used more.

    Number Eight: Better use of HL lore

    I want modders to love and embrace the very detailed ideas behind the Half-Life universe. You only need to browse around the Combine Overwiki for a while to see so many potential ideas for mods, or at least elements of mods. Back in May 2009 for poll question 122 I asked Do you need to understand the HL universe to make great mods?. 65% said yes, and I completely agree.

    Building a mod with no regard for the story or background in HL is fine, but some of us want details, not just gameplay and action.

    I don’t have some long rant prepared about this, but modders, please, please, please do some research.

    Number Nine: A replayable “preparation” sequence

    I quite like those levels that show you an area with a few resources and make it clear that an attack is imminent and it’s your ability to survive and progress is decided by how you place those resources. Half-Life 2: Episode Two had a similar level, with the Vortigaunts in the tunnels, and the interaction between a couple of rebels was a nice touch.

    I’d like a whole mod based around this with 5 different levels, each set in a different theme. Each level would offer varying combinations of weapons, resources and enemies.

    You could select each theme via the main chapter menus and play them in any order. If the levels also included statistics about how long it took, how many shoots were fired etc, you could then have a table of best times and percentages etc.

    Whilst not really story driven, I would want each situation to be as realistic as possible.

    Stacking crates can be a little boring but some people (William from Podcast17 really enjoy that aspect of gaming) and it would certainly add plenty of replay value to each chapter.

    Number Ten: Shorter, more polished mods

    Nearly all mappers get over ambitious (is this an example?). Now that’s ultimately a good thing, because if we are never ambitious we get stale, but too often it backfires and leaves players with nothing really much to play. I would like to see less mods next year but higher quality ones, mods that have been tested to the extreme, mods that have really been polished, mods that have had stuff TAKEN OUT of them. Mods that last for about 40 minutes, but really give me great gameplay.

    We often compare films to games and modders can learn a lot from production ideas from short film makers. I have a group of friends who started off by making very short films (1 or 2 minutes) and have slowly moved up to 5 minutes and now have 10 people in the team and have done very well in competitions. They started very conservatively and grew slowly.

    Mod makers think they can sit in their bedroom and make a whole game. We need to educate these modders, we need them to be realistic. Sure, if they stick with it, they eventually learn but we only need to look at ModDB to see hundreds of mods, that will never be finished for hundreds of reasons.

    Perhaps we need a licence board that hands out mod licences for mods that have shown proper planning etc. Ok, that’s a little extreme, but the idea is that perhaps making mods is too easy, and that ease makes the final product of many mods poor.

    This is turning into a badly structured rant, so I’ll stop now, but the point is: Less mods and the ones that do get released should be shorter and more polished. Thank you.

    Number Eleven: A very large, multi-stage puzzle

    Most players loved Research and Development and if you didn’t that’s fine because not everybody loves puzzles.

    Those puzzles were really good because they combined realism with clever design.

    What I would like to see in 2010 is one absolutely huge puzzle. Something that requires multiple sections to be put into place, but not just in that regard but also in size. Something like the bridge in EP1, which I thought was pretty cool.

    In fact the whole mod would be based around this idea, not just have it as part of it. To be honest I have no idea what kind of puzzle, but something to take your breath away. Something related to physics, of course, and maybe using a container ship in a port and water and electricity etc etc.

    I’d still like to see plenty of shooting in this mod, I don’t just want a puzzle, I want the puzzle to be the theme, if that makes sense.

    Number Twelve: Father Grigori as the playing character

    Okay, so here we are, the last of my twelve. I’ve mentioned this idea before but that won’t stop me from mentioning it again: I want to play as Father Grigori! I am not a big fan of the shotgun, or zombies, so he would have to be taken out of Ravenholm at some point, but the idea appeals to me because we could learn more about him trough interaction with his congregation (voice acting).

    Perhaps we could create a twin, that could be voice acted. That would allow the modders more scope to include custom scripts etc. Imagine a co-op style situation where you play as his brother and together you have to find your way somewhere.

    In fact, on a general note, I’d like to see Alyx in more mods too. Ideally, as a playable character but if not, then as a sidekick would be fun.

    There you have them.

    So, there they are, all twelve of my “wants” for 2010. I am sure you will disagree with some, love others and not care about a few. That’s cool, will all have different opinions.

    Now it is your turn to tell me what you want to see in mods next year.

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    Introduction

    At this time of year I normally write some sort of wish list for the following year (2007, 2009 (not sure what happened to 2008!)), but this year I decided to be much more specific. This year I am going to talk about what I would like to see in mods.

    I have decided to split it into two articles, so that we can discuss each point in greater detail. So, without further ado, here are the first six.

    Number One: An indoor driving sequence

    In Destiny, I remember driving inside a warehouse for about 1 minute and think that this could be fun if the author extended it. Now, I know that there are a few drivings section in underground sewer section but I am thinking about areas that wouldn’t normally see driving; large warehouses, certain Combine buildings.

    In fact, how about a mod that resurrect the Combine Factories? Driving through huge industrial areas, with presses that need to be passed at just the right time etc. In fact, I would like to see a multiple-route area that offers various elements; the lower offers faster driving but fewer obstacles and a much longer route, the higher route, lots of twists and turns but plenty of jump-out-and-open-doors etc action, with the middle a combination of both.

    I’d also love to smash through some windows and fly across the gap and into the building next door! Multiple routes through various buildings could keep me happy for ages.

    Come on modders, what you waiting for? Get mapping!

    Number Two: A 6-month mod team

    I want a group of modders to get together and say “Okay, here’s the deal. We are going to make one mod every 6 months, come rain or shine. Finished or not, it gets released!”

    Sometimes forcing a deadline is a bad thing but only if it’s done after the project started or the project’s goals were too ambitious.

    Each 6-month mod would be stand alone, not an episode. A simple story with only a few levels and sequences. Nothing too ambitious, just a good mod using standard textures and models etc.

    The skill is managing the team’s time and making everybody work to a schedule. That in itself would be great to have on a CV! Of course, the team would rotate because people always drop out, but that’s part of life – get used to it.

    The mods, wouldn’t be ground-breaking or spectacular just solid and great fun to play.

    Number Three: A really great “boss-style” strider and hunter battle

    Offshore had a very large area with Striders and Hunters and I am sure a lot of players really enjoyed it. I would love to see some derelict buildings and a stream of Striders coming through and your job is to stop as many as possible.

    Unfortunately, you need to go between different building to use the ammo that has been placed for you and the other rebels. Of course, there are hunters running around, along with some Combine soldiers, making your life really hard.

    The final moment is when 3 striders surround you building and then life really gets hard – of course that’s when it gets fun too.

    Anybody else wanna play something like this?

    Number Four: Mostly beach and Forest mod.

    I don’t remember many mods that used the beach setting. I am sure there are some and don’t let my running this site fool you into believe I remember every mod I’ve every played. I quite like the antlions coming out of the sand and those thumpers. In fact when you think about it, those views were one of the defining images from the game. Things have certainly improved since then yet scenes like that rarely get recreated. Is it really thathard? Maybe, I don’t know but given the talent among our mapping community, I am sure it’s possible.

    Now imagine starting the mod in the high hills of a forest, where you goal is to reach the shore and drive along the coast road to some forgotten outpost and you have a perfect excuse for two types of setting. The join between the two would be a challenge but isn’t that half the fun for mappers?

    Number Five: A really detailed bridge section

    When was the last time you saw a great bridge sequence in a mod? I think it was Riot Act but that fizzled out to a few minutes. The author apparently spent quite a lot of time on the bridge, it’s a shame it wasn’t used more.

    I have little doubt that there are some technicalities with lighting and models etc, but I am sure they could be solved.

    Random Quest had a short bridge section where the wind blew you to one side, but that was open and I am hoping for something with 3D gameplay. Up the girders or down to a lower level, that sort of thing.

    Why not have GF, leading a large group of rebels across a bridge, only to find that the Combine are trying to destroy it. You must reach the other side in less than 15 minutes or the bridge will collapse. Maybe it should be “about” 15 minutes and have some sort of random timer going on, to add replay value.

    If you fail, watch the bridge fall into the mist below and hear the almighty crash as it hits the river.

    Number Six: Better build ups to the finale

    This is an area that i feel many modders need to focus n. They can create great individual levels but it takes a Game Designer to make sure the form part of an ever increasing mod, with a finale that feels right.

    I am currently watching my favourite TV show (It’s quite old, but new for me and I’m, not telling you the name in case you add a spoiler!) and this series is building up to a fantastic end. If you look at each episode then it’s hard to see the build up but because I watch them all in a couple of weeks, that build up is clearer.

    How you do it in a mod, I don’t know because it’s not just about making each level harder than the previous one, or having more enemies. There is something much more subtle than that. It’s the foreshadowing, the hints and the little things that give the clues to the viewer.

    This is an area that needs more investigation by the modding community.

    Part 2, tomorrow.

    Well, that’s part 1 finished and I haven’t even asked for anything crazy, have I? Part 2, tomorrow, will finish with another 6 things.

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    Firstly, sorry for being a few days late with this poll – I was in bed ill for most of the weekend and I have to admit I kinda enjoyed the rest!

    I was talking to William and Emanuel from Podcast 17 a few weeks ago, just before we started recording and we could hear Emanuel playign a mod. he said he was windowed and William said he also plays windowed.

    I can’t really enjoy a game that way because it takes away the immersion for me. It’s like eating chicken whilst watching a TV show about battery farming – By seeing the winodw I remember I am playing a computer game.

    What about you?

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